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Holidays in China Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about Chinese holidays (both traditional and nationalist), and how the people celebrate these holidays.

A multiple-choice quiz by geowhiz. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
geowhiz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
378,851

Updated
Sep 15 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The very first holiday in the Chinese calendar is quite similar to the Western one: a celebration of the coming of a new year. Chinese New Year, however, occurs on a different day every year according to the lunar calendar, usually in February. What is the normal Chinese name for this holiday? Hint

Spring Festival

Solstice Day

Winter Festival

Rising Moon Festival

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which festival ends the New Year Celebration and occurs 15 days after the Chinese New Year? Hint

Lantern Festival

Grave Day

Dragon Boat Festival

Women's Day

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Chinese celebrate the Qixi Festival on the 7th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar, a holiday which is analogous to the Chinese qingrenjie or "Lover's Day" which is celebrated on the same day as what Western holiday? Hint

Valentine's Day

Good Friday

Easter

President's Day

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Question 4 of 10

4. You are staying in China during the Qingming Festival when you notice many people engaged in a particular activity. What are they doing? Hint

Playing hooky from school for the day

Walking on their hands for the whole day

Cleaning and leaving offerings at graves

Racing Dragon Boats down the street

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Question 5 of 10

5. Americans like to set off fireworks to celebrate Independence Day on the 4th of July, but it seems like the Chinese are always setting off fireworks no matter the occasion. Which would be an occasion to set off fireworks in China? Hint

Celebrate a holiday

Celebrate a gathering of friends

Celebrate a wedding

All of these would be an occasion

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Question 6 of 10

6. Most countries have their own version of National Day or Independence day, and China is no different. This holiday is celebrated on October 1st, in memory of what event in China's history? Hint

The fall of the Qing dynasty

Qin's victory ending the warring states period

Sun Yat-sen's rise to power

The founding of the People's Republic of China

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Festival, occurs on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. Which of the following would NOT be an activity in which Chinese people partake on this day? Hint

Drinking realgar wine

Racing Dragon Boats

Listening to Chinese pop music

Eating zongzi

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Question 8 of 10

8. Mid-Autumn festival has a fitting name as the holiday occurs in mid-autumn, on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. Most people spend the day with their family looking at the full moon, and eating which tasty snacks? Hint

Shrimp Fried Rice

Tofu Balls

Fortune Cookies

Moon Cakes

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Question 9 of 10

9. Singles Day is a recent "holiday" made popular by online shopping retailers. Singles Day got its name from the day in the Western calendar it falls on. What is this alliterative (and fitting) date? Hint

11/11

9/23

12/12

10/15

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Question 10 of 10

10. The winter solstice, or dongzhi, is celebrated by eating this Chinese food, well loved by everyone world wide. Hint

Hairy crab

Lamian Noodles

Eggplant over Rice

Dumplings

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Spring Festival

chunjie, or Spring Festival is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar. The entire country gets a week or more off of work, and everyone heads home to their families, leaving many major cities feeling quite deserted. buying a train ticket over Spring Festival is also nearly impossible, and people pay agents to buy tickets for them as they come online.

2. Which festival ends the New Year Celebration and occurs 15 days after the Chinese New Year?

Answer: Lantern Festival

This holiday is celebrated by hanging lanterns outside and eating tangyuan, a dessert-like food made of glutinous rice. Traditional activities include lantern parades and dragon dances.

Answer: Valentine's Day

The Qixi Festival relates the legend of a cow herder and a weaving maid, who were only allowed to be together on this night each year. This was the original Valentine's Day for the Chinese, although Lover's Day on the 14th of February is now widely celebrated due to the influence of Western Valentine's day

4. You are staying in China during the Qingming Festival when you notice many people engaged in a particular activity. What are they doing?

Answer: Cleaning and leaving offerings at graves

The Qingming Festival occurs 104 days after the Winter Solstice during the lunar month of Qingming. It is one of the few holidays not related to the lunar calendar directly.

Answer: All of these would be an occasion

If you have ever lived in China, you would know the sound of small firecrackers, which seem to be set off at any time and any day. It is not uncommon to be woken up on a Saturday morning by random firecrackers.

6. Most countries have their own version of National Day or Independence day, and China is no different. This holiday is celebrated on October 1st, in memory of what event in China's history?

Answer: The founding of the People's Republic of China

The PRC was founded in 1949 after the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War, which drove the Guomindang to Taiwan after they emerged the loser. The Civil War had been interrupted by Japanese invasion during WWII, and Mao Zedong emerged the leader of the new China.

7. The Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Festival, occurs on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. Which of the following would NOT be an activity in which Chinese people partake on this day?

Answer: Listening to Chinese pop music

This holiday occurs around the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. The increased sunlight means that it is the highest point of Yang for the year, the masculine energy. Hence the dragon is associated with this masculine holiday, which would stand in contrast to the winter solstice, and the longest period of moonlight, the Yin.

Answer: Moon Cakes

The Mid-Autumn festival, or zhongqiujie, is an important holiday to get with family, have a traditional dinner, and then watch the full moon rise. Moon cakes are traditionally eaten as a way to celebrate the moon in all of its beauty.

Answer: 11/11

November 11th, Singles Day due to all the ones in the date, got started as more of an online gag than a traditional holiday. It is now akin to Black Friday in the West, and most online retailers like Alibaba and Taobao have huge sales. People generally wait up until midnight and try to get their order in online before the products sell out, as most things are more than half off.

10. The winter solstice, or dongzhi, is celebrated by eating this Chinese food, well loved by everyone world wide.

Answer: Dumplings

The winter solstice is a very feminine day, as it is the day with the most moonlight, a representative of the feminine Yin. Dumplings also are traditionally in the shape of traditional money, and so also bring some good fortune for the coming longer days.

Source: Author geowhiz

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